The Columbus Landsharks were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2001 until 2003. They were based in Columbus, Ohio. After the 2003 season, the franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona, becoming the Arizona Sting. This move was based on poor attendance.

Columbus Landsharks
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2001
Last season2003
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
DivisionCentral
LocationColumbus, Ohio
ArenaNationwide Arena
ColorsBlue, Grey, Red, White
       
Head coachBob Hamley
Playoff appearances0
LaterArizona Sting (2004-2008)

The final active Landshark in the NLL was Dan Dawson, who they drafted in 2001 in the 6th round, 68th overall. He retired on June 12, 2023.

Awards & honors

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Year Player Award
2001 Tracey Kelusky Rookie of the Year

All time record

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Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs
2001 3–11 8th 1–6 2–5 134 201 Marty Cooper Missed playoffs
2002 Central 5–11 5th 2–6 3–5 198 230 Ron Roy,[1]
Wayne Colley,
Chris Gallagher[2]
Missed playoffs
2003 Central 8–8 4th 4–4 4–4 184 203 Bob Hamley Missed playoffs
Total 3 seasons 16–30 7–16 9–14 516 634

2000-01 season

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 30, 2000 New York Saints Nationwide Arena L 12–17 0–1
2 January 6, 2001 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 10–23 0–2
3 January 13, 2001 Washington Power Nationwide Arena L 11–19 0–3
4 January 21, 2001 @ Washington Power MCI Center W 9–7 1–3
5 January 26, 2001 Ottawa Rebel Nationwide Arena W 11–10 2–3
6 February 16, 2001 Albany Attack Nationwide Arena L 8–15 2–4
7 February 24, 2001 @ Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) Blue Cross Arena L 6–18 2–5
8 March 2, 2001 Buffalo Bandits Nationwide Arena L 19–22 2–6
9 March 9, 2001 @ Albany Attack Pepsi Arena L 8–11 2–7
10 March 10, 2001 @ New York Saints Nassau Coliseum L 9–15 2–8
11 March 16, 2001 Toronto Rock Nationwide Arena L 5–8 2–9
12 March 31, 2001 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 8–11 2–10
13 April 6, 2001 @ Ottawa Rebel Corel Centre W 11–8 3–10
14 April 7, 2001 Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014) Nationwide Arena L 7–17 3–11

2001-02 season

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Source:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 1, 2001 New Jersey Storm Nationwide Arena L 12–13 0–1
2 December 14, 2001 @ Calgary Roughnecks Corel Centre L 13–20 0–2
3 December 28, 2001 New York Saints Nationwide Arena L 13–17 0–3
4 January 4, 2002 @ Ottawa Rebel Canadian Tire Centre W 15–11 1–3
5 January 11, 2002 @ Montreal Express Molson Centre W 13–12 2–3
6 January 13, 2002 Washington Power Nationwide Arena W 19–15 3–3
7 January 19, 2002 @ Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial L 9–24 3–4
8 January 25, 2002 Vancouver Ravens Nationwide Arena W 12–11 OT 4–4
9 February 2, 2002 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 8–12 4–5
10 February 8, 2002 @ Albany Attack Pepsi Arena L 12–13 4–6
11 February 16, 2002 Buffalo Bandits Nationwide Arena L 10–12 4–7
12 February 23, 2002 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Union Center W 15–14 OT 5–7
13 March 2, 2002 Montreal Express Nationwide Arena L 10–12 5–8
14 March 9, 2002 Albany Attack Nationwide Arena L 15–20 5–9
15 March 22, 2002 Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) Nationwide Arena L 13–14 OT 5–10
16 March 23, 2002 @ New Jersey Storm Continental Airlines Arena L 9–10 5–11

2002-03 schedule

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 27, 2002 New York Saints Nationwide Arena W 15–10 1–0
2 January 3, 2003 Ottawa Rebel Nationwide Arena W 14–13 2–0
3 January 5, 2003 @ New Jersey Storm Continental Airlines Arena L 9–10 2–1
4 January 11, 2003 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 6–20 2–2
5 January 17, 2003 @ Albany Attack Pepsi Arena W 14–13 3–2
6 January 24, 2003 Calgary Roughnecks Nationwide Arena W 14–9 4–2
7 February 1, 2003 Buffalo Bandits Nationwide Arena L 16–19 4–3
8 February 7, 2003 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 7–11 4–4
9 February 14, 2003 New Jersey Storm Nationwide Arena W 12–9 5–4
10 February 15, 2003 @ Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial L 5–12 5–5
11 March 1, 2003 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Union Center L 12–13 5–6
12 March 7, 2003 Albany Attack Nationwide Arena L 7–11 5–7
13 March 23, 2003 Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) Nationwide Arena L 10–11 5–8
14 April 4, 2003 @ New York Saints Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum W 18–13 6–8
15 April 5, 2003 Vancouver Ravens Nationwide Arena L 7–19 6–9
16 April 12, 2003 @ Ottawa Rebel Corel Centre W 17–12 7–9

Notes

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  1. ^ Resigned in February 2002
  2. ^ Colley and Gallagher were "co-coaches"
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20021224041831/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/colu.htm [bare URL]